Max rubin



(No Model.)

RUBIN.

SHAWL STRAP.

Patented Apr. 9, 1889.

IAIVEIVTOR,

rrow/Em N. FE'TENSv Pitch-Lithographer. Wlwhinflon. ll C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX RUBIN, OF NE\V YORK, l Y.

SHAWL-STRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,073, dated April 9,1889.

Application filed February 23, 1889. Serial No. 300,822. (No model.)

To ctZl whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX RUBIN, of New York, in the county and State ofNew York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Shawl-Straps, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in shawl-straps of thatclass in which the straps and the clamping devices for said straps areapplied to the ends of the bar and readily adjusted. thereon, so as tofacilitate the application of the shawl-strap to the articles to becarried.

The invention consists of a shawl-strap that is formed of stays orshanks connected by a handle and provided with outwardlybent partshaving flanges at the outer ends,

and with wire links that connect said flanges with the upright stays ofthe handle, and serve, respectively, for applying the ends of the strapsand the clamping-levers by which said straps are adjusted and retainedon the lower parts of the stays, which are connected by a longitudinalbar or wire stay.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved shawl-strap, showing one clamping-lever released from one ofthe straps, and the other clamping-lever applied to the other strap soas to clamp the same. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 0am, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified construction ofthe shawl-strap.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the handle of my improvedshawl-strap, which handle is attached to the inwardly-bent upper andpointed ends of two upright shanks or stays, B, which are bent at theirlower parts in outward direction, said lower parts, B, being provided attheirouter ends with upwardly-bent flanges 12, as shown clearly in Figs.land 3. A wire link, 0, is passed through the flange 1) and theadjoining stay Bin such a manner that it forms transverse pivots betweensaid flange and stay, said wire link being closed at the inner surfaceof the stays, as shown in Fig. 1. The wire pivots formed by the links 0serve for the purpose of attaching one end of the straps D to one ofsaid pivots, while the other transverse pivots serve for applying theclamping-levers D, which are provided with cam-shaped pieces d at rightangles thereto for the purpose of tightly clamping the opposite ends ofthe strapsD when they are adjusted to the package to be carried by theshawl-strap. A longitudinal bar, E, connects the stays B, and is rivetedor otherwise connected thereto or cast integral with the same, asdesired. In place of the connecting-bar E, the wire links 0 maybeextended longitudinally from one stay to the other, so as to form oneelongated wire link, 0 E, as shown in Fig. 3, that connects the flangedends of the stays, and forms thereby an equivalent to the solid bar E,(shown in Fig. 1,) while serving for the same purpose as the wire linksshown in Fig. 1. The shawlstrap shown in Fig. 3 is designed for carryinglighter bundles or packages, while the shawl-strap shown in Fig. 1 isintended for heavier bundles, as it is stronger and stiffer than thestrap shown in Fig. 3. The adjustable outer ends of the straps D aredoubled up and provided with wire links 6, which prevent the withdrawalof the adjustable ends of the straps from the clamping devices at theends of the handle-bar.

My improved shawl-strap can be quickly and easily assembled, as theclamping-levers and straps are readily applied to the wire links beforethe latter are closed around the'stays, the connecting bar or wirepreventing the stays from spreading apart and rendering the whole straprigid and strong.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Pat ent- 1. The combination, in a shawl-strap, of uprightstays, a handle connecting said stays, outwardly bent and flanged partsat the lower ends of the stays, wire links connecting the flanges andstays, straps attached to one side of the wire links, andclamping-levers hinged to the other side of the wire links,substantially as set forth.

2. In a shaWLstrap, the combination of upright shanks or stays, a handleconnecting said stays, outwardly-bent parts at the lower ends of thestays, having flanges at the outer ends, wire links connecting saidstays and flanges, a longitudinal bar connecting said stays, strapsattached to one side of the wire link, and clamping-levers pivoted tothe other side of the wire links, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of upright shanks or stays having outwardly bent andflanged parts at their lower ends, a handle connecting the upper end ofsaid stays, wire links connecting the stays and flanges, clamping-Ievers hinged to one side of said wire links, and straps attached to theother side of the wire 1i nks, and provided with stop devices at theouter ends for preventing the straps from being withdrawn from theclamping devices, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAX RUBIN.

Vitnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, CARL KARP.

